Buildwas Bridge
Maker
(artist)
1725-1809
1725-1809
Title
Buildwas Bridge
Date of Production
(?) 1790
Medium
graphite and watercolour on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 18.6 cm
Width: 27 cm
Width: 27 cm
Accession Number
D.2007.DS.36
Mode of Acquisition
Dorothy Scharf, bequest, 2007 (March)
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Miss Dorothy Scharf, London (1942-2004); Scharf Bequest 2007
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, the first letter in graphite, the rest in black ink: "J. P. Sandby". Verso: upper edge, brown ink over graphite, described: "Buildwass Bridge repareng, with the Temporary one, & the Abby seen over it"; lower right corner, graphite, crossed out: "76". Mount (removed, recorded in Modes), Recto: lower centre margin, printed (?): "BUILDWAS, SHROPSHIRE . / 1725 PAUL SANDBY, R.A. 1809".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, the first letter in graphite, the rest in black ink: "J. P. Sandby". Verso: upper edge, brown ink over graphite, described: "Buildwass Bridge repareng, with the Temporary one, & the Abby seen over it"; lower right corner, graphite, crossed out: "76". Mount (removed, recorded in Modes), Recto: lower centre margin, printed (?): "BUILDWAS, SHROPSHIRE . / 1725 PAUL SANDBY, R.A. 1809".
Collector's mark: none.
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